Officials say Russia launched cruise missiles at Ukraine’s capital and the Odesa region early Thursday, most of which were shot down by air defenses.
Russia has sent a frigate armed with the country’s latest hypersonic weapons on a transoceanic cruise in a show of force amid tensions with the West.and two reconnaissance drones, according to authorities.
Several waves of missiles were aimed at areas of Ukraine between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 5.30 a.m. Thursday, he said. In the last major air attack on Kyiv, on Tuesday, Ukrainian air defenses bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systemsThat attack used hypersonic missiles, which have been repeatedly touted by Russian President Vladimir Putin as providing a key strategic competitive advantage and among the most advanced weapons in his country’s arsenal. The missiles are difficult to detect and intercept because of their hypersonic speed and maneuverability.
The most intense fighting has focused on the battle for the city of Bakhmut and the surrounding area in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, with a Ukrainian military official claiming Thursday that the army had advanced up to more than a mile there over the previous day.
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